Harry Potter: The Party of the Orient at Hogwarts

When Blaise returned to the Slytherin common room, it was pitch dark, and he walked quietly towards the boys' dormitory.

"Zabini, what's going on between you and that Burns from Hufflepuff?"

Blaise turned his head sharply, and through the moonlight coming from the black lake on the roof, he saw Draco sitting on the sofa in the darkness. He rested his chin on his hands and rested his elbows on his knees, giving him a domineering feeling.

"Draco, why are you here? You scared me. Why haven't you gone to bed yet?" Blaise patted his heart and answered the question.

Draco raised his eyelids and looked at him: "Tell me, what's going on between you and that Burns? Don't you like Astoria?"

"It's not my fault!" Blaise sat down on the sofa opposite Draco, "It's my fault that Theodore invited As for some reason."

"But, Hufflepuff girls are so cute. She will believe whatever I say. I guess if the one you like tries to persuade her after you go back, there will probably be a quarrel. She loves me so much."

Even if the room was too dark for Draco to see him clearly, he could still picture his sullen expression.

"As for Li, she's not very good at persuading people. I can only wish you good luck." Draco rubbed his temples.

"She's not good at persuading people, so why would she wish me good luck?"

"She can't defeat Burns. She will definitely find an opportunity to beat you up tomorrow."

The image of Jiang Li beating Goyle and teasing Daphne flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Dang Dang Dang -"

The hour hand pointed to twelve o'clock, and the tower bell rang as promised. The rich bells gave Draco goosebumps for no reason, and he always felt like something had happened.

The door to the lounge suddenly opened.

Blaise screamed in fright. Snape walked in with a black face and looked at him with disgust: "Don't howl like a brainless mandrake. Mr. Blaise, when will you come back?" of?"

"It was around 11:30. Draco can testify that it was not past twelve o'clock. Professor, it doesn't count as a night out. You can't deduct my points."

Snape looked at Draco, who nodded to confirm Blaise's words.

"Where are the others?" Snape looked around, "Are they all back?"

"Well, they're all back. Prefect Farley has checked them out and they've all gone to bed." Draco answered him.

"Okay, Mr. Malfoy, now it's time for you and Mr. Blaise to go back to your dormitory and sleep." After saying that, Snape left like a gust of wind.

Jiang Li and her two rival roommates stood drowsily in Snape's dark office.

Ten minutes ago, Cedric knocked on the door of the girls' dormitory and informed them that Professor Snape asked them to go to his office immediately.

Jiang Li guessed that Susan had been caught by Snape, but when they came to Snape's office, they didn't see Susan or Snape.

In the back corner of the office, a cauldron was set up containing a steaming hot potion that had just been brewed. It looked like it was used to treat wounds caused by black magic.

There was a kerosene lamp placed in the upper right corner of the desk, and next to it was a thick stack of homework books. There was a Potions homework book spread out in the center of the desk, on which Snape carefully marked it with a red pen. It seemed that he had corrected half of it. So I went on a night tour.

Jiang Li couldn't help but sigh, it was really not easy for him. He had to attend potions classes for seven grades, prepare materials for class, correct potion homework for seven grades, boil the potions for the whole school, and had to stay up all night. Patrolling, caring about the mental health of Slytherin students, and keeping an eye on Harry, which only earns a salary of three hundred galleons a month.

She was even worried that Snape would die suddenly from overwork.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and Snape sat down on the office chair opposite them.

"Ms. Jiang, Miss Aibo, Miss Branstone, put away your doubtful eyes. I have to ask you some questions now. Have you seen Miss Burns tonight?"

"I've seen it before." Jiang Li answered him.

"Very good. When and where did you meet her?"

Snape's question made Jiang Li feel uneasy. Even if he was traveling at night, he would not ask such detailed questions.

"I saw her twice. Once in the garden, you caught her and Blaise in the carriage..."

"Oh ~ you were there too? With Mr. Malfoy? I think so too. What happened next?"

Jiang Li felt that Big Bat was actually quite gossipy, but he didn't know what gossip was.

"Then around 11:30, Susan came back. We had a fight about her relationship with Brace, and she left angry."

"Didn't you go out to find her?"

"No, Rupert said that if she goes out and wanders around the castle, she will definitely get points deducted by Professor Snape and be imprisoned for handling toad skins." Hannah whispered, "If we go out together, she will be punished by you If you treat it as a night tour, you will be deducted a lot of points.”

Snape let out a long sigh and closed his eyes. He looked like he had a headache.

"Did something happen to Susan, professor?" Jiang Li asked tentatively.

Snape closed his eyes and nodded.

"You two stay here, you are not allowed to go anywhere." Snape stood up, "Jiang, come with me."

Hannah and Eleanor grabbed Jiang Li's hands worriedly, and Jiang Li patted their hands to reassure them.

"I'll go check it out with the professor. You guys should obey and don't run around. Something bad may have happened."

Snape took her out of the office, locked the door, and cast a protective spell on the office.

His actions made Jiang Li even more uneasy.

"Be mentally prepared." He looked back at Jiang Li, his eyes filled with worry that she had never seen before, "I have already informed Professor Sprout and Professor Scamander."

Jiang Li silently followed Snape.

On the stairs outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, there were several thin and long blood stains extending upward, as if they were scratched by fingers.

Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat, and panic suddenly surged into his heart.

As they followed the blood trail, a door that was ajar suddenly shook.

Snape took a step forward, stretched out his hand to block Jiang Li behind him, held the wand tightly in his hand, and carefully opened the door.

Jiang Li's face turned pale as he used the fluorescent light from Snape's wand to see what was inside.

Susan lay lifeless on the dirty floor, a large pool of blood spread on her side, her body and face were covered with wounds of varying depths, her legs were broken, and only the skin was left connected. His throat was cut with a deep cut, which should be the fatal injury.

Wizards use Avatar to kill people, and they also use the Cruciatus Curse to torture people. Such horrific physical torture is very similar to the methods of Muggle murderers.

She understood now why Snape had kept Hannah and Eleanor in the office.

"Professor, this..."

Snape suddenly frowned and quickly covered her mouth.

"Shh, someone's here."